a winter's nap

As the earth prepares to bed down for a long winter's nap, so it goes that I, too, find myself waning into a period of rest and hibernation.

I survived the standardized exam, hellish experience that it was; I have now been measured and my score - whatever it might be - will reflect my acumen as accurately as it possibly could. If that's not very accurate, so be it. I'm confident that the other components of my application will suffice to prove my worth to these schools. And I've also come to realize that its no big thing if I'm not accepted to the law schools; I'll be able to thrive in any of the Ph.D. programs I've applied to, and I'll most certainly be accepted to one of them...

This evening I completed my last obligation for my only remaining class of the semester. Tomorrow I'll submit those book reviews, sit through one last book discussion, and then this semester will officially come to an end for me.

For the next several weeks I can take it slow and easy, breathe, and enjoy the holiday season with loved ones. There are a few loose ends to tidy up for my grad school application endeavors, and I have yet to get my schedule for next semester figured out. (Thanks to an uncharacteristic lack of response from one of my oldest and dearest professors who is acting as my interim advisor in the absence of our department chair, who would be my advisor were he not on a leave of absence due to ill health.) So there will be some semblance of productivity, but for the most part I can relax in the absence of any real obligations between semesters.